Thanks to you all but still have some others did do most of them but here i am stuck:
1. Small whitefish 7 letters begining with V 2. containing clay 12 letters begining with A 3. without a centre 8 letters begining with A 4. a chapel in a church 8 letters begining with S 5. a piece of armour 8 letters begining with V 6. recognizing no leader 10 letters begining with A 7. to remove strain from 7 letters begining with U 8. a pale, bloodless face 8 letters begining with W